Volkswagen Polo Owners Manual: Introduction

Volkswagen Polo Owners Manual / Manual opening and closing / Introduction

This chapter contains information on the following subjects:

→ Locking or unlocking the driver door manually
→ Locking the front passenger door and rear doors manually
→ Unlocking the tailgate manually
→ Unlocking the selector lever lock manually

If the vehicle key or central locking system fails, the doors and tailgate can be locked and, to a certain extent, unlocked manually.

Additional information and warnings:

Exterior views

Vehicle key set

Central locking system

Doors

Tailgate

Electric panorama sliding/tilting glass roof

In an emergency

WARNING

Careless manual opening and closing can cause serious injury.

If the vehicle is locked from the outside, the doors and windows cannot be opened from the inside.

Never leave children or people requiring assistance alone in the vehicle. They could become trapped in the vehicle in an emergency and may not be able to get themselves to safety.

Temperatures inside a locked vehicle may reach extremes of heat or cold, according to season. This can cause serious injuries and illness or fatalities, especially for small children.

WARNING

The operating areas of the doors, tailgate and electric panorama sliding/tilting glass roof are dangerous areas where injuries can be sustained.

Doors, tailgate and electric panorama sliding/tilting glass roof should therefore only be opened or closed when nobody is in their operating area.

NOTICE

When carrying out manual opening or closing remove and install parts carefully in order to avoid damage to the vehicle.

Manual opening and closing

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Locking or unlocking the driver door manually

Fig. 155 Door handle on driver door with lock cylinder First read and observe the introductory information and safety warnings If locked manually, all doors are locked. If unlocked manually, on ...

Other materials:

Handbrake
Fig. 115 Handbrake between the front seats First read and observe the introductory information and safety warnings Applying the handbrake Lift the handbrake lever up fully. The handbrake is applied when the indicator lamp lights up in the instrument cluster . Releasing ...

Washing the vehicle
First read and observe the introductory information and safety warningsThe longer substances such as insects, bird droppings, resinous tree sap, road dirt, industrial deposits, tar, soot or road salt and other corrosive materials remain on the vehicle, the more damage they do to the paintwork. ...

Stowage
Fig. 161 In the luggage compartment underneath the floor covering A: Spare wheel and vehicle toolkit without ball coupling, B: Spare wheel and vehicle toolkit with ball coupling, C: Spare wheel and vehicle toolkit without ball coupling First read and observe the introductory information an ...